national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a harrowing day at a local hospital -- gunfire erupted in st. joseph's medical center and the bullet came from a police officer as he struggled with a prisoner he was guarding. live with the latest developments. >> amazingly, no one was hurt in this incident after an alleged criminal in custody gets a hold of a needle and nearly gets possession of an officer's gun. a man already under arrest for burglary will probably face more charges after a police involved shooting inside the e r wednesday afternoon. around 2:30, they say an officer was escorting a prisoner there to get medical treatment. >> one of the hospital staff people discovered that his prisoner had some kind of legal. >> is unclear what kind of needle it was or how he got a hold of it.

police say the prisoner attempted to grab a hospital staff member, but the officer intervened. the prisoner tried to grab the officer's got and during a struggle begun a shot off at least one bullet into the wall. no one was hurt. >> either by the weapon or the pepper spray the us -- officer discharged in an attempt to subdue the prisoner. >> more officers were charged to get everything under control. one towso studentsn lives across from the hospital -- he sought ambulances and police cars rushed to the hospital. >> to hear somebody did that. >> they shut down the er for hours, and diverting patients to other hospitals and moving patients already in the er to other parts of the hospital. authorities have not released the identity of the prisoner. detectives are piecing together an incident that still has many unanswered questions tonight.

>> the mother accused of murdering her 2-year-old son is out of the hospital tonight and in police custody. nichol fitzgerald has been charged with first and second- degree murder, child abuse, and assault. fitzgerald told police she kill the child and then cut her own throat. police say it happens sunday afternoon. she was immediately arrested after being released from the hospital last night. with murders in baltimore city already passing the two ordered mark this year, police are cracking down on a -- 200 mark this year, but police are cracking down on violent offenders. the mayor and police commissioner congratulated officers to meet their 1000 gun arrests this year. police work to get the bad guys off the street and slow down the spiking crime. >> it may be the holiday season,

but city police are not in much of a giving mood. their purpose of paying visits like these all over the city this morning -- a stepped-up effort to get people associated with violence of the st.. >> is targeting. >> the lt. runs the effort -- he has the warrant apprehension taskforce. >> targeting violent backgrounds, wanted on a warrant for violence. >> the effort to serve us standing warrants has been intended to slow a familiar sight. homicides in baltimore fell below 200 last year, but this year they have passed that benchmark. as of this morning, there have been 204, sides. the same time last year, 186. police like to strike before dawn. among those caught, man well known because of their history. 124-year-old was picked up three days ago on a warrant for armed

robbery and gun violations. his record includes multiple arrests dating back to the age of 16. a frustrating morning for one squad -- they found people at home but not the offender's they were looking for. >> sometimes these guys they disappear. when they are uncooperative, we decide to wait for things to pop-up. >> about 300 targeted defenders have been located during this effort. not surprisingly, as homicides have spiked, so have non fatal shootings. the piece of crime picked up starting late summer. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake standing by the speed camera program. a "baltimore sun" investigation documented evidence that three cameras have been erroneously issuing tickets. the mayor said the error rate was less than 1%, but that

figure is based on the number of known errors, not on a comprehensive the review of the system. >> we are putting additional things in place. checks and balances. trying to figure out exactly what resources to reduce it from less than 1% to 0. >> the mayor has put together a task force to review the program. they are expected to hear results of an investigation by the speed camera vendor in 2 weeks. tiffany alston will not regain her seat in the house of delegates, and will greg hall not be filling it, either. a prince george's county judge said the delegate was correctly moved after entering a plea deal related to misconduct in office. the judge also ruled that democratic central committee has the right to withdraw the nomination of a greg hall to replace her. governor o'malley had asked to withdraw his name from consideration after details emerged about drug and gun charges in his past.

it is up to the governor to choose the person who will represent the 24th district in the general assembly. $43.1 million. that is the call last month from maryland costa rican cmthree ca. maryland live accounted for $34 million of that revenue. a jump of $4 million from october. perry bill apostasy now generated $5.4 million. -- perryvile's casinos generated $5.4 million. the casino at ocean downs generated $3.3 million. as maryland's new gay marriage blog becomes official on january 1, couples wanting to wed on new year's day can get post dated marriage officials in some counties. they hope to issue them as of tomorrow.

governor o'malley has to formally declare it was passed by voters one month from election day. the past -- talked on the phone for the first time in days -- president obama and house speaker john boehner. it is raising new hopes for new negotiation -- they have been at a standstill since monday when the gop proposed raising revenues by closing tax loopholes, not by raising tax rates on the top earners as the president had demanded. this comes as a new poll suggests americans agree with the president. 40% want to that tax cuts expire for the wealthy. 32 percent say they should continue for everyone. more downsizing -- news from citigroup. they announce they are cutting 11,000 jobs worldwide. they're closing branches. a spokesperson says less than 1%

of 3600 citibank employees in maryland will be laid off. one branch in the state will close in the glen burnie. a new annapolis fire department is getting over $200,000 in a grant from fino. congressmen -- fema. congressman judge sought -- john sarbanes said it will go to upgrading the fire station. some say fema is not that generous when it comes to aid for victims of superstore sandy. >> maryland woke up to this headline -- u.s. denies aid to more storm victims. this is the picture of the face of maryland during the storm. >> barbara mikulski spoke earlier at the senate appropriations subcommittee on hurricane sandy disk -- expressing her disbelief they denied the request for individual assistance for rep -- residents of the lower eastern

shore and western maryland affected by the storm. she and other elected officials are pressing fema to reverse course. the state has 30 days to file an appeal. the directors seemed open to giving another look. >> sometimes i struggle with when we say now. it is never easy. it does not mean we are not going to work with the governor and mean it -- see what we can do. >> they will still provide funding to the state that can be used to prepare public structures such as roads and buildings because of the disaster declaration in november. in the wake of superstars sandy, the national hurricane center is expanding its definition of a hurricane in response to criticism for not issuing actual hurricane warnings during sandy north of north carolina. the storm was technically a post-tropical cyclone. under the new criteria, a warning can remain is dangerously high water and wind levels continue, even if the wind drops below hurricane force. there was a silver lining -- no

hurricane deductibles for insurance claims filed after the storm, which is 5% of the value of the storm damage. a possible savings of thousands of dollars. much more ahead -- hal crooks are using cell phones and the promise of free gift cards to your money this holiday season. that story. >> dog's easily chase cars -- they can drive them as well. behind the wheel. >> cold air moving into the mid- atlatntic. how long it sticks around with how long it sticks around with the forecast,

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>> cell phones are pretty much everywhere you look, but the attorney general offices wanting more and more of the texts include a scam aimed at getting your money. joining us in the newsroom with details of tonight's consumer alert. >> this stand is not a new one, but consumer protection agencies city receive thousands of new complaints this holiday season. they are warning self and users to protect themselves. -- cell phone users to protect themselves. >> we give out our number a lot more than we used to. >> the better business bureau president says people trying to rip you off have discovered yourself phone is any effective way to get your attention and your money. >> is coming in the holiday time

-- people are interested in gift cards and secondary services -- sources of income to supplement the purchasing. >> the maryland attorney general's office is warning about messages claiming they have one $500 or $1,000 gift cards at popular stores like best buy or target. they are asked to reply to the tax with personal information or are directed to a website requesting credit card or bank account numbers. >> they may ask you -- they literally ask you to do a trial purchase. that means, try these products -- you will have to pay shipping and handling. >> it may seem too good to be true, but experts say many consumers fall victim because the messages and website appear to be authentic. they copy the store's text, color, even lobo. there is a relatively easy way to tell the difference. >> before you click on it, hover

over the link -- if it does not say best buy.com or what ever, spell out exactly correct, you know you are being led to a bogus website. >> the real walmart website even includes a section warning about the scam. they tell consumers to report the text to cellphone carriers right away. >> you can report it and stop it by blocking that number. >> cell phone companies will advise you to forward the texts to the word spam or 7726 block future texts. also, contact the state consumer protection division at the number on your screen. >> good advice. thank you. people in one minnesota town cannot blame some kid for tossing their newspaper in the bushes -- their delivery boy has not been a boy since around --

he received a bicycle at the christmas party and discovered he liked writing it so much that he found a way to make it pay. now he delivers 37 copies of the "rochester post" everyday. newspapers are not outdated just yet. they say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but the nose might be a healthier -- stealth your strategy with a spritz of eau de pizza ut. it smells like a fresh pizza -- it is only available in canada. the good news, you get to save your money. probably some of the same if he does linger a bit too long at your local pizza joint. it can be rough for college kids unless you decide to distress -- de-stress. this is the puppy room at a university in canada.

it has become so popular that the school started actually bringing students over to the spca to boost their gpa by walking shelter dogs. you can teach a old dog new tricks -- they provided this video where they trade three dogs to drive a car. start the car, break, and steer . the trainers did it to show people just what rescue dogs are capable of. weather11:00 in forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it is getting chilly at their -- it is going to be called tomorrow. it will not stick around for long. normal december temperatures. you can almost see the cold on the satellite radar composite -- snow showers going from lake

ontario and clouds pushing into new england. we are getting chilly here. a little bit of cloud cover and a breeze holding the temperature up, but we are starting to drop off significantly. this is the temperature map for 24 hours ago. it was 50 degrees at the airport, but court was to the north and west. over the last 24 hours, the blue and purple pushes up and east. it is now in maryland and virginia and north carolina. we were down to 40 -- now 39 at the airport, the low for the day. freezing in hancock. 20's in the mountains. headed to the 20's in northwest suburbs overnight. it has been adjusted down to more degrees -- the high was 1:00 in the morning, 64 degrees. the average is 49. you can see how much cooler than normal it was. but now we get back to typical december whether thanks to the area of high pressure delivering

a cold air. the next one front is organizing over the middle of the country -- 55 degrees in denver. that surge of warm air will arrive here over the weekend. when the front comes in, it might bring a few scattered showers. a nice sunny day tomorrow, but on the chilly side. friday, the warm front pushing across pennsylvania and a few scattered showers associated with the warmer air. saturday and sunday, the warm side of the front. temperatures above normal, but also some clouds and showers saturday and sunday. a chilly day tomorrow. 25-35 in the morning with light northwest winds and high as in the mid 40's. in a sunny day -- some classic december weather tomorrow. thursday, wind out of the southeast. temperatures dropping into the mid 40's. western maryland, chilly tomorrow.

warming up friday and saturday. eastern shore -- 40's tomorrow, back to 50 on friday. sunny to partly cloudy, temperatures warming into the mid 50's and up into the 60's on the eastern shore. we will see highs near 60 again over the weekend. 60's with even a thunderstorm monday as a front moves through. that will be followed by windy and cool weather tuesday and wednesday next week. >> a lot of changes for the raven's injury situation -- none of the news looks good for sunday's's game against the redskins. we tell you why.

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>> 11 sports with sports director gerry sandusky. >> they will not have him against the washington redskins -- he returned to the practice field for the first time since he tore his triceps against the dallas cowboys. lewis can return as early as

next week when they face the broncos. he understands the value of the matchup between # 52 and peyton manning, but it will not factor the decision whether he sees the game. >> he will not play on sunday. that is not something -- i do not know he is ready to play. we'll see how he dies. when he is ready to play, we will let you know. -- we will see how he dies. oes.he is readplay, we will let we will let you know. tom tasselmyer did not today ree terrell suggs did not play today either. if he had surgery -- if he rushes back before he showed, his season could also end. shows how much he means to this team. it looks like sunday morning will be whether he can line up in a d.c. or stand on the

sidelines. >> we will see how it goes. you all pretty much know me. we have been around some time. if you can breathe, you can play, but we have to see how it holds up. that will be the decision on sunday. >> you can make the argument for the eastern shore having the highest quality of life in maryland, but you cannot make a case for them having the highest quality basketball. they demolished the university of maryland eastern shore. first half, for terps, clear. no looking back. later in the half -- back to alan. there up 17. finishes with two.

and they roll tonight, 168. improving to 7-1. after a start of seven-one of their own, like a lost fumbles a second straight game. -- loyola stumbles a second straight game. working the inside -- it does not count. whistled for charging. they held up a rally. antoine mason finishes it up as niagara finishes the upset. towson pulls an upset on the road. they beat vermont -- it gives the tigers a fourth wind in the young season. notable considering they had won when all of last season. the orioles signed their first player ever from the czech

republic. an 18-year-old pitcher named jan novak. they did not have to look far for this -- they signed a one- year deal. he became a weapon against right-handed pitchers. they gave him a dependable lead off hitter when they lost brian roberts. he led them in hits and stolen bases in the postseason. the new deal will reportedly pay the of filler $2 million. stick around -- we do not have that kin mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote.

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>> being carried to be met by his tennessee wrestling coach -- both middle school wrestlers are showing what sportsmanship is all about. jared has cerebral palsy. that is when he got down on the mat and allowed him to pin him and get the win. wd went absolutely wild. not planned -- just two kids

showing what athletic heart is all about. >> a great story. >> you expect me to top that one. >> do something nice for thursday. >> we need some part in whether. >> sunni and 45 tomorrow -- warmer over the weekend. perhaps on a monday in a storm -- followed by cooler weather tuesday and wednesday. >> not too bad for the monumental occasion tomorrow night. >> regardless of the weather. >> it will be cleared? >> just chilly and after the winter. >> you got what you wanted. >> exactly. that is all for tonight. jay leno is next. see you tomorrow.

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